Köçümkulkïzï, Elmira and Daniel C. Waugh. "Religion." In Traditional Cultures in Central Asia." Silk Road Seattle (2001), http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/culture/religion/religion.html.
Köçümkulkïzï and Waugh argue that "there is a syncretism between pre-Islamic religious tradition and Islamic norms, a fact which explains some of the distinctive features of Central Asian Islamic practice." Further they state: "It is difficult for most Central Asians today to distinguish today between that which is Islamic and that which is shamanic or non-Islamic." To fill out this argument they discuss shamanism, the Yasawi and Naqshbandi Sufi orders, formal/orthodox Islam of historic Bukhara and Samarqand, and sacred sites (mostly in Kyrgyzstan). Among the sacred sites they mention and provide photos of petroglyphs, balbals, burial sites, trees (some with strips of cloth and others with bones), and cairns/oboos. Other than mosques located nearby some of these sites and the presence of Arabic writing, it is unclear the relationship of these sites to Islam. The last example of sycretism cited is the Gur-i Amir Mausoleum in Samarqand, Uzbekistan about which the author's state, "a pole with a horse tail has been erected over one of the graves in the interior, a feature characteristic of oboo ritual sites in other regions of Central Asia which were not influenced by Islam. " Other interesting quotes are as follows:
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Köçümkulkïzï, Elmira. "My 'Fairy-Tale' Kyrgyz Wedding." Silk Road Seattle (2004), http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/culture/wedding/wedding.html.
Complete with text, video clips, and translated wedding songs, Köçümkulkïzï describes her traditional Kyrgyz wedding in Kyrgyzstan. While the article is not about Islam, the marriage was solemized by a mullah and a grandmother gave a special blessing. That blessing is captured in one of the video clips and is described as follows: "The groom’s grandmother gave a special blessing to us and all of us said “Oomiyin!” (Amen!) by stroking our faces with both palms." The following quote lists the main customs and rituals observed in the wedding, including the Islamic marriage ceremony:
Complete with text, video clips, and translated wedding songs, Köçümkulkïzï describes her traditional Kyrgyz wedding in Kyrgyzstan. While the article is not about Islam, the marriage was solemized by a mullah and a grandmother gave a special blessing. That blessing is captured in one of the video clips and is described as follows: "The groom’s grandmother gave a special blessing to us and all of us said “Oomiyin!” (Amen!) by stroking our faces with both palms." The following quote lists the main customs and rituals observed in the wedding, including the Islamic marriage ceremony:
Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Encyclopaedia Iranica Online." Encyclopaedia Iranica. http://www.iranica.com/.
According to its website: "The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool, dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent." Some of its articles are discuss popular Islam in Central Asia. For example: Nowruz: In the Islamic Period; Tajikistan: Status of Islam Since 1917. Descriptors: encyclopedia, website.
According to its website: "The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool, dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent." Some of its articles are discuss popular Islam in Central Asia. For example: Nowruz: In the Islamic Period; Tajikistan: Status of Islam Since 1917. Descriptors: encyclopedia, website.
Shahbazi, A. Shapur. "Nowruz: In the Islamic Period." Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (November 15, 2009), http://www.iranica.com/articles/nowruz-ii.
Shahbazi provides a concise history of Navruz from the Islamic conquest of Persia to the present day. While he discusses the tension with observing ancient Iranian traditions in strictly Muslim societies, he also mentions that some Muslims associate Islamic traditions with the holiday. For example, some believe that Navruz was the day when the following events occurred:
Shahbazi provides a concise history of Navruz from the Islamic conquest of Persia to the present day. While he discusses the tension with observing ancient Iranian traditions in strictly Muslim societies, he also mentions that some Muslims associate Islamic traditions with the holiday. For example, some believe that Navruz was the day when the following events occurred:
Dirks, William. "Zangori kema: Uzbek - English dictionary / Inglizcha - O'zbekcha lug'at," http://uzbek.firespeaker.org/
Dirks's free online dictionary contains English definitions for many Uzbek words that relate to popular Islam in Central Asia. For example: bibi (seshanba), mavlud, murshid, namoz, otin, pir, etc.
Descriptors: D, dictionary, e-content, linguistics, website.
Dirks's free online dictionary contains English definitions for many Uzbek words that relate to popular Islam in Central Asia. For example: bibi (seshanba), mavlud, murshid, namoz, otin, pir, etc.
Descriptors: D, dictionary, e-content, linguistics, website.
Atkin, Muriel. "Tajikistan: Status of Islam Since 1917." Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (July 20, 2005), http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/tajikistan-01-status-of-islam-since-1917.
Muriel provides a short overview of Islam in Tajikistan from 1917 to 2005. While her review of the post-Soviet period discusses mostly political aspects of Islam, her discussion of the Soviet period does review popular Islam as in the following quote:
Muriel provides a short overview of Islam in Tajikistan from 1917 to 2005. While her review of the post-Soviet period discusses mostly political aspects of Islam, her discussion of the Soviet period does review popular Islam as in the following quote:
Pannier, Bruce. "State Islam, Outsiders Compete for Influence in Central Asia." Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, Features Section, April 5, 2010, http://www.rferl.org/content/State_Islam_Outsiders_Compete_For_Influence_In_Central_Asia/2003138.html.
While this article is mostly about contemporary state control of Islam, it does contain the following quote which might reflect on a popular/mixed version of Islamic law in the region:
While this article is mostly about contemporary state control of Islam, it does contain the following quote which might reflect on a popular/mixed version of Islamic law in the region:
The preferred alternative preached by Jumanov and other state clerics is the region's traditional Hanafi School of Islamic Law -- considered by some to be the most liberal of the four schools of Sunni Islam (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali) -- mixed with Naqshbandi Sufism, a mystic order whose founder, Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari, came from Central Asia.Sections: Competing Sects, Clerics Under Pressure, Separation of Mosque and State, Body and Soul, 'Connections to Terrorism'. Descriptors: 2010s, e-news, interview, journalism, P, post-Soviet, state control
Curtis, Glenn E. "Religion." In Tajikistan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996, http://countrystudies.us/tajikistan/25.htm.
Curtis's article is brief. While it mentions Islam before the Soviet period, its main forces is on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Below is a quote about popular Islam during the Soviet period. His Bibliography contains over 90 entries, many of which are reports.
Curtis's article is brief. While it mentions Islam before the Soviet period, its main forces is on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Below is a quote about popular Islam during the Soviet period. His Bibliography contains over 90 entries, many of which are reports.
Curtis, Glenn E. "Religion." In Turkmenistan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996, http://countrystudies.us/turkmenistan/14.htm.
Curtis discusses Sufi shaykhs and their role in syncretic Islamic practices, the authority of övlat lineages descended from the four Caliphs who succeeded Muhammad, Soviet atheism, and independent control of Islam. See also his Bibliography which contains over 90 entries, mostly published in the 1990s and many of them U.S. or World Bank government agency reports. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia.
Sections: History and Structure; Religion After Independence.
Curtis discusses Sufi shaykhs and their role in syncretic Islamic practices, the authority of övlat lineages descended from the four Caliphs who succeeded Muhammad, Soviet atheism, and independent control of Islam. See also his Bibliography which contains over 90 entries, mostly published in the 1990s and many of them U.S. or World Bank government agency reports. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia.
Sections: History and Structure; Religion After Independence.
Curtis, Glenn E. "Bibliography." In Kyrgyzstan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996, http://countrystudies.us/kyrgyzstan/33.htm.
Curtis's bibliography contains over 90 entries, mostly published in the 1990s. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia. See also his brief summaries in the section on Religion. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, C, Kyrgyzstan, website
Curtis's bibliography contains over 90 entries, mostly published in the 1990s. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia. See also his brief summaries in the section on Religion. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, C, Kyrgyzstan, website
Curtis, Glenn E. "Bibliography." In Kazakstan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996, http://countrystudies.us/kazakstan/40.htm.
Curtis's bibliography contains over 70 entries, mostly published in the 1990s. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia. See also his brief summaries in the following sections: Religion; Islam in the Past; Islam and the State. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, C, Kazakhstan, post-Soviet, website
Curtis's bibliography contains over 70 entries, mostly published in the 1990s. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia. See also his brief summaries in the following sections: Religion; Islam in the Past; Islam and the State. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, C, Kazakhstan, post-Soviet, website
Curtis, Glenn E. "Bibliography." In Uzbekistan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996, http://countrystudies.us/uzbekistan/57.htm.
Curtis's bibliography contains over 70 entries, mostly published in the 1990s. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia. See also his brief summaries in the following sections: Religion; Islam in the Soviet Era; Islamic Fundamentalism; Mainstream Islam in the 1990s. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, C, post-Soviet, Soviet, Uzbekistan, website
Curtis's bibliography contains over 70 entries, mostly published in the 1990s. Some of them relate to Islam in Central Asia. See also his brief summaries in the following sections: Religion; Islam in the Soviet Era; Islamic Fundamentalism; Mainstream Islam in the 1990s. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, C, post-Soviet, Soviet, Uzbekistan, website
Djavadi, Abbas. "Fundamentalist Calls To Ignore Norouz Go Unheard In Iran, Afghanistan." Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, March 21, 2010, Commentary Section, http://www.rferl.org/content/Fundamentalist_Calls_To_Ignore_Norouz_Go_Unheard_In_Iran_Afghanistan/1989760.html.
Descriptors: 2010s, Afghanistan, D, e-news, holidays, interview, journalism, Navruz, post-Soviet; pluralism-textual/popular
British Library. "Ethos Beta: Electronic Theses Online Service." British Library, http://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do.
A new service of the British Library; 250,000 plus theses may be searched and some of them can be immediately downloaded with a free subscription. There are some works in the library on Central Asia and some of those contain discussions of Islam in the region. It appears that the British Library is in the process of digitizing all of its theses and so more electronic versions should become available. Descriptors: B, bibliographic, dissertation, website
A new service of the British Library; 250,000 plus theses may be searched and some of them can be immediately downloaded with a free subscription. There are some works in the library on Central Asia and some of those contain discussions of Islam in the region. It appears that the British Library is in the process of digitizing all of its theses and so more electronic versions should become available. Descriptors: B, bibliographic, dissertation, website
National Council for Eurasian and East European Research, The. "Vladimir I. Toumanoff Virtual Library." The National Council for Eurasian and East European Research, http://www.nceeer.org/toumanoff.php.
The Library contains several hundred of the working papers submitted to NCEEER by scholars under their grants over the last two decades. Accordingly, this collection captures the efforts of some of our country's best researchers and analysts on the politics, history, sociology, economics and/or foreign policy of the states of the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe.Many works on Islam in Central Asia are included in this online database which contains papers from 1998. Earlier papers are available through the University of Washington Libraries. For those papers, search Catalog. Seat Working paper and abstracts since 2001 are arranged by date. There is also an annotated bibliography of working papers from 1980 to 2000. Descriptors: bibliography, N, post-Soviet, Soviet, website
"Seventeen Moments in Soviet History." http://www.soviethistory.org/index.php.
Descriptors: archival, audio, e-content, maps, photos, Soviet, translation, video, website.
Seventeen Moments in Soviet History contains a rich archive of texts, images, maps and audio and video materials from the Soviet era (1917-1991). The materials are arranged by year and by subject, are fully searchable, and are translated into English. Students, educators, and scholars will find fascinating materials about Soviet propaganda, politics, economics, society, crime, literature, art, dissidents and hundreds of other topics.The following sections relate to Islam in Central Asia and contain photos, images, videos, and text (including translated documents): The Muslim East: Central Asia and the Muslim East (e.g. veil images, proclamations, constitutions, and Stalin speeches); and Antireligious Propaganda (e.g. anti-Islamic propaganda and the Soviet Policy on Islam). Registration is required to obtain access to all material.
Descriptors: archival, audio, e-content, maps, photos, Soviet, translation, video, website.
Berlin State Library - Germany. "European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (EBSEES)." Berlin State Library - Germany, http://ebsees.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/institutions.php.
This website is a database of about 85,500 works from 1991-2007 in English and European languages contributed by academic organizations from Western Europe on Slavic and East European Studies. It contains simple and advanced search engines and browsing by subject headings and tag clouds. Some works on Islam in Central Asia are included. Descriptors: 1990s, 2000s, B, bibliography, website
This website is a database of about 85,500 works from 1991-2007 in English and European languages contributed by academic organizations from Western Europe on Slavic and East European Studies. It contains simple and advanced search engines and browsing by subject headings and tag clouds. Some works on Islam in Central Asia are included. Descriptors: 1990s, 2000s, B, bibliography, website
Hanks, Reuel. "Religion." In Uzbekistan, 68-84. World Bibliographical Series, v. 218. Oxford, England: Clio Press, 1999, http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=41557.
In 17 pages, Hanks reviews 51 English language works on religion (mainly Islam) in Uzbekistan. In addition to this chapter on religion, works discussing Islam in Uzbekistan can be found in other chapters including those entitled Anthropology and Cultural Studies; and Women and Gender Issues. In his introduction, he notes that the bibliography is not intended to be comprehensive. Most of the works were published in the 1980s and 1990s and the oldest was published in 1959. The electronic version of this book is a nice feature. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, chapter, e-book, H, Uzbekistan, website
In 17 pages, Hanks reviews 51 English language works on religion (mainly Islam) in Uzbekistan. In addition to this chapter on religion, works discussing Islam in Uzbekistan can be found in other chapters including those entitled Anthropology and Cultural Studies; and Women and Gender Issues. In his introduction, he notes that the bibliography is not intended to be comprehensive. Most of the works were published in the 1980s and 1990s and the oldest was published in 1959. The electronic version of this book is a nice feature. Descriptors: 1990s, bibliography, chapter, e-book, H, Uzbekistan, website
Djumataeva, Venera. "In Kyrgyzstan Polygamy's Rise Takes its Toll." Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, March 8, 2010, Features section, http://www.rferl.org/content/In_Kyrgyzstan_Polygamys_Rise_Takes_Its_Toll_On_Women/1977852.html.
Djumataeva describes the experience of two women in Kyrgyzstan whose husband has two wives, the second of which he married through a religious Islamic ceremony that is not recognized by the state. The first woman is older and her husband married a younger wife without her consent. The second is the younger second wife of her husband. Both women are not happy with their situation. The article discusses the tension between state law and Islamic law with regard to polygamy and the negative effects of polygamy on women.
Sections: Signs of Improvement; Fears Punishment. Descriptors: 2010s, Bishkek, D, e-news, Islamic law, journalism, Kyrgyzstan, marriage, women
Djumataeva describes the experience of two women in Kyrgyzstan whose husband has two wives, the second of which he married through a religious Islamic ceremony that is not recognized by the state. The first woman is older and her husband married a younger wife without her consent. The second is the younger second wife of her husband. Both women are not happy with their situation. The article discusses the tension between state law and Islamic law with regard to polygamy and the negative effects of polygamy on women.
Sections: Signs of Improvement; Fears Punishment. Descriptors: 2010s, Bishkek, D, e-news, Islamic law, journalism, Kyrgyzstan, marriage, women
Aigine Cultural Research Center. "Traditional Spiritual Practices." In "Traditional Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan." Aigine Cultural Research Center. http://tk.aigine.kg/Default.aspx.
This is a great website which covers Kyrgyz sacred rituals and shrines in text, photos, and video. It also contains a glossary, search box, and discussion of whether mazar visits are compatible with Islam. To access much of the information, however, one must register with the site.
Sections: Sacred Sites; Rituals; Kyrgyzchylyk, Manaschylyk; Sacred Capacity and Medicine; Master and Apprentice. Descriptors: 2010s, A, ethnography, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, photography, photos, RITUALS, SHRINES, SITES, video, website; religious life.
This is a great website which covers Kyrgyz sacred rituals and shrines in text, photos, and video. It also contains a glossary, search box, and discussion of whether mazar visits are compatible with Islam. To access much of the information, however, one must register with the site.
Sections: Sacred Sites; Rituals; Kyrgyzchylyk, Manaschylyk; Sacred Capacity and Medicine; Master and Apprentice. Descriptors: 2010s, A, ethnography, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, photography, photos, RITUALS, SHRINES, SITES, video, website; religious life.
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